ERT National Symphony Orchestra—Michalis Economou
World Music Day
Sounds of the world
Every year, on June 21, we celebrate World Music Day with the annual concert of the ERT National Symphony Orchestra. Under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor and music director Michalis Economou, the orchestra will take us on a journey through ten different magical worlds. During this musical voyage, audiences will experience some of the greatest masterpieces of the global symphonic repertoire, including Ravel’s Boléro, Smetana’s symphonic poem The Moldau, Elgar’s triumphant Pomp and Circumstance March, and many more.
Part I:
Mikhail Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Bedřich Smetana
The Moldau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave verum corpus, K.618 [chorus]
Giuseppe Verdi
Coro di Zingari [chorus]
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39, No.1 [chorus]
Part II:
Richard Wagner
Rienzi: Overture
John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Yannis Constantinidis
Dodecanesian Suite No. 1
Movements: 1 (Andante sostenuto – Allegretto) and 6 (Finale: Andante lento – Allegro vivo ma non troppo)
Maurice Ravel
Boléro, M.81
Arturo Márquez
Danzón, No.2
City of Athens Choir preparation: Stavros Beris
ERT Choir preparation: Michalis Papapetrou
Conductor: Michalis Economou
Free admission with entry passes
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